This highly literate account by the son of President Zachary Taylor follows the author's Confederate commands in all three major theatres of the war, and provides a unique view of the Reconstruction period. Taylor possessed literary art that approached the first rank.-Douglas Southall Freeman.
This highly literate account by the son of President Zachary Taylor follows the author's Confederate commands in all three major theatres of the war, ...
Allen Tate's portrayal of the tragic figure of the Confederacy's only president is fast-paced and compelling. This highly readable biography presents not only a life of Jefferson Davis but an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the Confederate cause from the viewpoint of a sympathetic Southern writer.
Allen Tate's portrayal of the tragic figure of the Confederacy's only president is fast-paced and compelling. This highly readable biography presents ...
This look at the Confederate experience of soldiers, African Americans, and women sparked a debate about the reasons for southern defeat when it was first published in 1944. It challenges southern myths about a contented and loyal slave population, and questions popular morale.
This look at the Confederate experience of soldiers, African Americans, and women sparked a debate about the reasons for southern defeat when it was f...
In a book that has served as a standard source for more than three generations of Civil War scholars, Albert Burton Moore uses conscription to illustrate a central paradox of the Confederacy-in order to protect its commitment to states rights, the Confederacy was forced to adopt tactics of centralized government. He examines the system's daily operations, troublesome substitution and exemption procedures, and ultimate collapse. Although he credits Confederate conscription with a high degree of success, he blames it for causing dissension between state and national officials and for creating...
In a book that has served as a standard source for more than three generations of Civil War scholars, Albert Burton Moore uses conscription to illustr...
The indispensable anthology of poetry from the Fugitive group, this collection chronicles the impact of literary modernism on these Southern poets as their region took a backward glance before coming to terms with the modern world. Southern Classics Series.
The indispensable anthology of poetry from the Fugitive group, this collection chronicles the impact of literary modernism on these Southern poets as ...
